Our Place was located at 54th Street and Florida Ave. No. in Crystal.

It was designed for junior high kids to hang out and dance in a non-school environment, and operated in a leased part of a building.

It opened in July 1968, and music was provided by a jukebox.  The photo below isn’t very good, but it shows that there were also live bands that provided the music for dances.

Minneapolis Tribune photo by Skip Heine, April 28, 1969

But complaints quickly arose about noise, smoking, and the usual things people complain about teenagers doing.  The lease was not continued, and the last day of Our Place was April 26, 1969.  The teens were incensed, and there were reports of a shoving match with police, and a proposed sit-in.  But eventually everyone left at about 1 am, and Our Place was no more.